Celebrity Crypto Backers Hit Pause On Startup Deals
Things haven’t worked out well for promoters of FTX. The company is in bankruptcy, its founder is in jail, and its venture backers have written off the investment. Celebrities wh
Breaking Down The Reddit IPO
By John S. Kim It is now official: After a false alarm in 2021, the Reddit IPO is finally coming. And the market looks far different than it did the last time. What should we expec
The Difference Between Startup Valuation And Round Pricing
By Dan Gray On Aug. 20, 2011, Marc Andreessen published the definitive manifesto for a generation of technologists and investors, with “Why Software Is Eating the World.” It ki
AI-Powered Work Assistant Glean Grabs $200M At $2.2B Valuation
Despite some predictions about a slowdown in AI investing, investors are showing the same insatiable appetite for the sector they showed last year. AI-enhanced work assistant and e
The Anna Karenina Principle For Tech (Or, How To Cultivate A ‘Happy Family’ For Your Startup)
By Saanya Ojha Whether you’ve read the novel or not, you’ve likely heard the opening line of Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina”: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy
Drop In Venture Funding To Black-Founded Startups Greatly Outpaces Market Decline
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on the state of venture funding to Black-founded startups in the U.S., based on 2023 data from Crunchbase and its Diversity
5 Reasons Launching A Fintech Startup Has Become So Challenging
By Pavel Shynkarenko The fintech industry recorded its highest year ever in terms of investment value in 2021, but the market has been a lot more challenging for the past two years
A Growing List Of Unicorns Haven’t Raised Funding For 3-Plus Years
Startups — much like cars — can usually go only so long before needing to refuel. How long, of course, will vary. Some go years before topping off again following a big fundrai
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Ascend Elements Climbs To The Top
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2024 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals
Why VCs Are Betting Robots Will Help Build Your Next Home
If you pass by a construction site today, you’re likely to see humans on the roof, nailing shingles, laying brick or rolling paint. Time-travel a few years into the future, howev
